From: tlake@twcny.rr.com   
      
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   >> None of the modern emulators would work because they need at least 386   
   >> instruction set and you need one of those to convert images to real   
   >> floppies. I was thinking David Keil's emulator but it says it requires   
   >> pentium (but I think it will run on 386, and up and it is a dos program).   
   >   
   > AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   
   >   
   > *WHY* can't we have a program for the model 4 that will extract a disk   
   > image? We *do* have one for OS-9 disk images on the CoCo 3, and another   
   > one for "RSDOS" (Basic) disk images. Both run under OS-9. I guess this   
   > is *another* program I'll have to write my self, so I'll write it for   
   > the CoCo not the 4, and you'll all have to wait a long time becaus I'm   
   > having a horible time finding all the instructions for the CoCo.   
      
      
   You asked for a full emulator, not just a disk converter. True there is no   
   full emulator but there are disk converters that will fun on the M4.   
   Look back in old issues of 80-Micro to see which companies sold them   
   then see if you can find them online.   
      
   Tom Lake   
      
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